I have a lot of respect for Aaron Sorkin as a writer but his rant against Sarah Palin in the Huffington Post is yet ANOTHER example of people stepping down to her level and making themselves look silly. Besides calling Palin names like "Cruella", Sorkin also gives conservatives a lightning rod quote, "I'm able to make the distinction with no pangs of hypocrisy even though I get happy every time one of you faux-macho shitheads accidentally shoots another one of you in the face." Cue every conservative pundit saying that Sorkin wants to protect animals but roots for humans to get shot. Also, Sorkin compares Palin to Michael Vick which doesn't really work because Vick's crime was using dogfighting purely for entertainment purposes whereas Palin did seem to take back the animal she shot and make use of it for food. One could argue that the hunting expedition was primarily for sport but then you're arguing intentions rather than actions and it's nearly impossible to show someone what they are doing might be wrong when you start off by lecturing them on their own intentions.

Sadly, Sorkin's screed will get all the hype when the more interesting criticism of Palin and her show comes from where else but Alaska. In the most telling example of her "Talk like one of the people, act like one of the elite" hypocrisy, Palin says that planes are like taxi cabs in Alaska but drops 35,000 dollars on her "taxi cab" to go shoot her dinner. Something most Alaskans don't do, let alone could ever afford. Craig Medred's piece on the reality of Palin's show is a very interesting read and offers insights where Sorkin only offered histrionics.